# Below (miniseries)

> Below reached No. 1 on the daily global Netflix TV chart tracked by What’s on Netflix.

- Owner: Netflix (distributor); Jesse McKeown (creator and showrunner)
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2026-09-10
- Peak date: Week of Oct 12, 2026
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 55 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Mystery & lore, Platform jump, Pairing

## Summary

Below screened at TIFF before streaming. Netflix reported 17 million views and 69.3 million hours for October 5–11, with release on October 8. Reviews and independent forum discussion followed; weekly views are not unique viewers or completions.

## Timeline

- 2025-02-27 — Netflix (Press) — Netflix ordered Jesse McKeown’s untitled Newfoundland-set limited series.
- 2025-07-15 — The Hollywood Reporter (Press) — THR reported that Natasha Henstridge and Joshua Close joined the series during filming.
- 2026-07-28 — Netflix (Open web) — Netflix released a teaser and announced an October 8 streaming release.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/below-miniseries

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Below (miniseries).” Case HIS-00363. Spread Score v1.2: 55/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00363